Build by Brian Colton , Piccadilly, South Australia. It achieved iconic status as the aircraft of Manfred von Richtfofen, The Red Baron. The Meng Fokker Dr1 and the Roden Dr-1 are the only plastic models that you can get in 1/32 scale. Last week we looked at the contents of the box of Meng's new 1/32nd scale Fokker Dr I Triplane.We looked sprue by sprue and at all of the other parts and what we thought the kit might end up like. This aircraft (Fokker Dr.1 204/17) seems to have been painted and repainted several times in its service career and luckily Montex produces two sets of paint masks covering both the early and late colour schemes. Both sets of masks were designed for the Roden kit of the Dr.1, but I believed that they would work perfectly well for the Meng kit. Fokker Dr1 - $$5.50. of Parts: 124 plastic, 15 photoetch Length: 180.44mm, Width: 225mm Marking schemes: 4 MSRP: $88.00USD. Chosen for this special model is the Red Baron's 425/17 all red Dr-1. The appearance of the English triplane concerned the German Flying Corps enough that they ordered a triplane to be designed to counter the threat. Today we build the kit unpainted to show you just how it DOES build up like and to better see the quality of the kit. No. Two manufacturers came up with flyable triplane designs with Fokker winning the production contract. The fuselage was fabric-covered including triangular plywood fillets from the cowling to just behind the cockpit, and plywood top decking. There is a huge amount of information on the Dr.1 on the web. FOKKER DR.1 – HASEGAWA 1:8 (PART 9) Cockpit Finishing May 20, 2016 MBIQModels 14 Comments Well, it’s been a few weeks since the last post on here, but things have been happening at MBIQ Mansions. The Fokker Dr.1 is arguably the most famous fighter aircraft ever. Meng 1/32nd Fokker Triplane Reviewed by Erik W. Whipple Standard edition without 1:10th scale 'Red Baron' bust. Fokker Dr1 Cockpit Details????? The fuselage and empennage followed earlier successful Fokker designs. Chapter 1: Introduction. 1/4 Scale BUSA Fokker Dr-1 I started this project some time ago and had planned to do a construction thread on the build. Some of those aircraft were simple single wing models that resembled kites, others were single seat bi-planes and 2 seat cockpits with a pilot and gunner and others were huge 100 + foot wingspan bombers. But just didn't start it, other projects, flying, MGB, and health issues got in the way. Hello everyone! Fokker Dr.1 Build Log. Kit by Model Expo, Miami, USA. The welded steel-tubing fuselage was braced by diagonal wires to make a rigid box girder structure. The aircraft was not a German Fokker but an English Sopwith. This Dr-1 is just one model as opposed to the entire collection of 18. The Fokker Dr.I Dreidecker is a single-engine single-seat fighter triplane aircraft produced by the German manufacturer Fokker Aeroplanbau GmbH, designed by Reinhold Platz. Bremont Great War Display Team - Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a being pursued by a German Fokker Dr1 Triplane at the 2018 Royal International Air Tattoo The Fokker Dr.I, (replica) often known simply as the Fokker Triplane, was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker … I'm VERY new to this line of modeling and to this forum, and it looks like a place to gather some fantastic historical details on the old warbirds.